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Biographies
History of Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley, Ohio
Vols. 1 & 2
By Jos. G. Butler, Jr. -Publ. American Historical Society -
Chicago & New York
1921
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DOUGHERTY & BRENNAN.
As plaster contractors, the wide-awake, enterprising firm of
Dougherty & Brennan, of Youngstown, is carrying on a very
extensive work, its volume of business, according to statistics
compiled by the War Board, having been exceeded by but two other
firms of the kind in the United States, a fact of which the members
may well be proud.
Messrs. Dougherty and Brennan are both skilled
workman and artists in their profession, and both are graduates of
the Carnegie Technical School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, though
not in the same year. after receiving their diplomas both
members entered the employ of McNulty Broths in Pittsburg,
and served in various capacities, becoming foremen of their
departments, and later supervising the construction of work on
buildings of importance both in Pittsburgh and in Youngstown.
Subsequently these energetic, able business men and co-workers began
work on their own account, and as members of the firm of
Dougherty & Brennan have filled many large contracts and have
established for themselves an enviable reputation for skilful and
artistic work as plasterers, their work on the Republic Office
Building, the Dome Theater, the offices of the United States Steel
Plant, and on many of the Steel and Tube buildings, including the
offices and laboratories of the different plants, and also in man of
the finer residences of the city in which work of an artistic nature
is required, bearing visible evidence of their superiority as
contracting plasterers.
JAMES BRENNAN,
member of the above-named firm, was born, in 1887, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a son of M. J. Brennan, of
Pittsburgh. Having obtained his preliminary education in St.
Mary's School, Pittsburgh, he entered the Carnegie School of
Technology, from which he was graduated with the class of 1908.
He soon after secured work with the McNulty Brothers of
Pittsburgh, and gradually worked his way up until becoming
proficient in his trade. In 1912 he came to Youngstown in the
interest of his employers, and after supervising the work of the
firm for a time formed a partnership with Mr. Dougherty, and
has successfully continued in his chosen work since, the result of
his labors being eminently satisfactory.
Mr. Brennan married in 1914, Marguerite
Gribbon, daughter of Daniel Gribbon. Both he and
his wife are worthy members of St. Edward's Church. Mr.
Brennan is a member of the Youngstown Rotary Club.
Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Columbus and to the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
CHARLES W. DOUGHERTY,
senior member of the well-known firm of Dougherty & Brennan,
was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1885, and in the schools of
that city obtained the rudiments of his education. In 1907
he was graduated from the Carnegie Technical School, and
subsequently entered the employ of McNulty Brothers,
beginning work in a minor capacity, and having gained the confidence
of his employers as regarded his skill and ability was promoted from
time to time, being placed in positions of greater responsibility.
Subsequently he formed a partnership with his friend and co-worker,
and this is now one of the leading firms of the kind not only in
Youngstown but in this country. As plaster contractors this
firm has already built up an enormous business, and under the
supervision of its able and enterprising members is constantly
increasing its business contracts of vast importance being entrusted
to their care. They keep a large number of employes, nearly
all of whom are skilled workmen, while many of them are veritable
artists, their work as sculptors comparing fairly well with that of
Messrs. Dougherty and Brennan.
Mr. Dougherty is married, his wife having been
before marriage Agnes Reed. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Dougherty are members of St. Patricks Church. Fraternally
Mr. Dougherty is a member of the Knights of Columbus and of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs
to the Builders' Exchange of Youngstown and to the Chamber of
Commerce.
Source: History of Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. American Historical Society - Chicago & New York - 1921
- Page 366 |
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BERT G. DAUGHERTY.
An instance of small beginnings developing into an enterprise of
important proportions is found in the Pollock-Daugherty Company, of
Youngstown, manufacturers of cigars. This concern has thrived
and flourished under the management of a corps of able officials,
among whom is one of its founders, Bert G. Daugherty, its
vice president, and a man of progressive spirit and marked
enterprise. Mr. Daugherty is a self-made man and a
product of the agricultural community of Mercer County,
Pennsylvania, where his parents and paternal grandparents were born,
and where the family has been well and favorably known for many
years. Bert G. Daugherty was born Apr. 4, 1876, a son
of Hugh A. and Josephine (McBurney) Daugherty, both of whom
are now deceased. Hugh A. Daugherty passed his life in
the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, with the exception of the
period of the Civil war, when he fought bravely as a soldier of the
Union. The country schools of Mercer County, Pennsylvania,
furnished Bert G. Daugherty with his educational training,
and a large part of his boyhood and youth was passed in helping his
father on the home acres. Eventually he tired of the humdrum
life of the farm, and , being inclined toward mercantile affairs,
left his home at the age of fourteen years and made his way to
Youngstown. Here, at the first application, he secured
employment with E. Mittler, who was engaged in the clothing
business. He remained with this gentleman until the latter's
retirement, in 1899, when Mr. Daugherty joined Sol
Weinberger, also a clerk of Mr. Mittler, in the forming
of an enterprise for the distributing of cigars. From a small
beginning this has developed into a business of significant
importance the officials of the Pollock-Daugherty
Company being: Sol Weinberger, president, now deceased,
Mr. Pollock succeeding him as president of the company;
Bert G. Daugherty, vice president; and Monroe Pollock,
treasurer; and Joseph R. Davis, secretary. Mr.
Daugherty is well known in business circles,a nd is vice
president and a director of the local Kiwanis Club. His
religious affiliation is with the Episcopal Church.
On Aug. 25, 1904, Mr. Daugherty was united in
marriage with Alice E. Elton, daughter of George and Lydia
(Rodway) Elton, and to this union there has been born one child:
Charles Randall, born in 1915.
Source: History of Youngstown & The
Mahoning Valley, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. American Historical Society
- Chicago & New York - 1921 - Page 307 |
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ELTON
G. DUNLAP. To prosper in a business way, to be a useful
and respected citizen, and to find happiness in social and home
surroundings, is probably the aim of the majority of well brought
up, wholesome American youths when they leave their school days
behind them. The climb upward is undoubtedly harder for some
than others and industry and integrity are required of all, but
failure can scarcely come when enterprise and enthusiasm continue.
Like many other young men, Elton G. Dunlap, treasurer of the
Youngstown & Sharon Street Railway Company, gained his initial
business experience in other than the line with which he has been
identified for almost twenty years.
Elton G. Dunlap was born inW Trumbull County,
Ohio, Oct. 20, 1881, and is a son of Homer and Martha (Rogers)
Dunlap, who still reside on their farm in Trumbull County, in
which county their parents were early settlers. Elton G.
Dunlap attended the country schools in early boyhood and later
the high school at Girard, and following his graduation from the
same, taught school for a year. During the next year he was
with the Youngstown Dry Goods Company as a clerk, and for six months
was with the Pennsylvania & Lake Erie Railroad Company. In
1901 he accepted the position of night ticket agent at Youngstown,
for the Youngstown & Sharon Street Railway Company, and has been
identified with this corporation ever since, climbing step by step,
serving in every subordinate position until 1911, when he was
elected treasurer of the company. He has some additional
business interests at Youngstown, among which may be included the
Cohasset Realty Company, of which he was one of the organizers and
is present secretary.
In 1903 Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage to
Miss Gertrude Smallcombe, who was born in England and was
brought to America by her aunt, Miss Anna Greenwood. Mr.
and Mrs. Dunlap have one son, Homer, who was born in 1905
and is yet attending school. The family belongs to Central
Christian Church at Youngstown. During the World war Mr.
Dunlap was patriotically active and was a member of the American
Protective League.
Source: History of Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley, Ohio
- Vol. II - Publ. American Historical Society - Chicago & New York - 1921
- Page 171 |
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